B&N Book Festival at Union Square! - Day 1 Con

Schedule

Fri Mar 20 2026 at 03:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Barnes & Noble | New York, NY

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Don't miss Barnes & Noble Book Festival at B&N Union Square in New York City! Join us for our first day on Friday, March 20th, 2026!
About this Event

There is a limit of one ticket per person. If you exceed or attempt to exceed the posted ticket limits, we reserve the right to cancel, without notice, any or all orders and tickets, in addition to prohibiting your ticket purchasing abilities. This includes orders associated with the same name, e-mail address, billing address, credit card number, or other information. Any tickets canceled due to violating the posted ticket limit may be refunded at face value (excluding fees).

Interested in joining us for the second day of the B&N Book Festival? Click to view the day's schedule and purchase tickets.


Please join in New York City on Friday, March 20th for the first day of the B&N Book Festival! Experience what all the hype is about at the B&N Con which boasts fun activities, giveaways galore, and even some signings from some of your current or future favorite authors. You will also be able to mingle with major publishers who will distribute exclusive merchandise, highly coveted advance reading copies, and other fun and memorable items.

Share the day's fun on social with #bnbookfest and be sure to follow @bnunionsqnyc.

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To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day.


TICKETING INFORMATION

B&N BOOK CON ADMISSION - $50.00 (Admission to the B&N Con event space) : **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**:

A ticket PER PERSON includes:

  • Admission to the event space for the B&N Con during your time slot.
  • Admission to the author signing line during your time slot.Β·
    • 3PM Timeslot - signs copies of THE SUMMER OF SECOND CHANCES
    • 4PM Timeslot - signs copies of STEELBORN
    • 5PM Timeslot - signs copies of WHEN SPARKS FLY
    • 6PM Timeslot - signs copies of THE IRON HEX
    • 7PM Timeslot - signs copies of DEVOUR ME


PLEASE NOTE:

  • There are five time slots - 3PM-3:45PM, 4PM-4:45PM, 5PM-5:45PM, 6PM-6:45PM and 7PM-7:45PM. You will not be able to enter the space before your time slot or stay in the space past your time slot.
  • Merchandise at the event is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Ticket holders will be admitted into the event beginning at the timeslot listed on their ticket.
  • Authors will only sign the book associated with their signing. No additional books or memorabilia will be signed.

Please arrive by your scheduled time slot in order to secure your place in the event space. Late arrivals may not have the opportunity to be admitted into the event space after the ticketed time slot has ended.



GUIDELINES

**Please note that only a purchased ticket from the official B&N Eventbrite ticketing page will admit you to this event. To ensure it is the correct ticketing page, please purchase directly from our BN.com store page, . Your ticket/QR code must scan at the door for you to be admitted. Barnes & Noble cannot verify the validity of tickets purchased from resellers or re-created pages, so please purchase with caution. Each person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter the event. Those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.

Please have a copy of your ticket(s) available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in.

No large bags will be permitted into the event space.

All event guidelines are subject to change.

If you have any additional questions, please call the store directly at: 212-253-0810.



REFUNDS

Attendees can receive refunds up to 24 hours before your event start time.

Should this event be canceled, all customers will be refunded their ticket price to the original method of payment per Eventbrite's refund policy.

Barnes & Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion with regard to COVID-19 at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes & Noble directives will be refused entrance or directed to leave the premises.


Agenda

πŸ•‘: 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
K.L. Walther signs copies of THE SUMMER OF SECOND CHANCES
πŸ•‘: 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Taylor J. LaRue signs copies of STEELBORN
πŸ•‘: 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM
Monica Murphy signs copies of WHEN SPARKS FLY
πŸ•‘: 06:00 PM - 06:45 PM
Victoria S. Walsh signs copies of THE IRON HEX
πŸ•‘: 07:00 PM - 07:45 PM
Emily Rath signs copies of DEVOUR ME
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Where is it happening?

Barnes & Noble, 33 East 17th Street, New York, United States

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Tickets

USD 54.49

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